Gear-shipper for farming and similar machinery.



W. N. PARK.

GEAR SKIPPER FOR FARMING AND SIMILAR MACHINERY.

AIPLIOATION FILED NOV. 11, 1908. 919,067.

WITNE55E5 Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

WILLIAM N. PARK, OF OORNING, NEW YORK.

GEAR-SKIPPER FOR FARMING AND SIMILAR MACHINERY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed November 11, 1908. Serial No. 462,033.

To all whom it may concern:

s Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. PARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Corning, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Gear-Shippers for Farming and Similar Machinery, of which the following is a specification.

My. invention relates to a new and useful improvement in gear shippers for farming and similar machinery, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple and efiective device of this character whereby the gears may be thrown in engagement when the driver sits upon the seat or they may be thrown out when the driver leaves the seat or falls from the same, thus should the driver fall from the seat in front of any of the working parts, said working arts would at once be stopped thus saving the driver from being cut or injured by said working parts.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to V which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by letter to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a part of the frame of some farming machine showing my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2, a side elevation thereof, and Fig. 3, a rear view thereof.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, A represents the frame of a farming machine suitably mounted upon the axle B on either end of which may be secured suitable wheels. To the frame A is secured the casing O or said casing may be formed therewith, and in the side of the casing is formed the hole C. On the top of said casing is formed the opening D through which extends the seat post E which is secured to the frame as indicated at F. On the outer end of this seat post is fastened the seat G. Pivoted to the rear of the casing O is the bell crank lever H to one end of which is pivoted the lower end of the rod I, the upper end of said rod being fastened to the seat post as indicated by J. To the other end of the bell crank lever is construction and pivoted one end of the rod K the opposite end being attached to the member L which is secured to the gearing of the machine.

M denotes a spiral spring one end of which is fastened to the upper surface of the casing at its forward end, the opposite end of said spring being attached to the seat post E.

N is a pin which is fastened to the casing by means of a chain 0.

In practice when the driver takes his place upon the seat his weight will cause the seat post E to move downward which will cause the rod I to do likewise which action will move the bell crank lever H so that it pulls the rod K in the direction shown by the arrow adjacent thereto, this will pull the member L inward which will bring the gears to mesh with one another or to throw them in gear. Should the driver leave or fall from the seat the action of the spring M will draw the seat post E upward and this will reverse the movement of the rods I and K and the bell crank lever H so that the member L will be pushed outward throwing the machine out I of gear which will at once stop the working parts. The pin N is to be used when the driver desires to have the machinery thrown in gear but does not Want to ride upon the seat, he then places said pin I in the hole C so that it rests on the upper surface of the seat post E thus holding said seat post down and the gears in mesh, or if the driver desires to ride yet keep the machinery out of gear he places the pin in the hole 0 so that it rests on the bottom of the seat post thus holding said seat post up against the weight of the driver.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction here shown as these may be varied within certain limits without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my inven tion, what I claim as new and useful, is

1. In a gear shipper, in combination with the frame of a farming machine, of a casing having an opening in the top and a hole in the side thereof, a seat post passing through said opening, the lower end being fastened to the frame, a seat secured to said seat ost, a bell crank lever pivoted to the rear 0' the casing, arod connecting said bell crank lever with the under side of the seat post, a member connected to the gearing of the machinery, a second rod connecting said n1e1nl her With the hell crank lever, a spring one end of Which is secured. to the casing, the oppol site end to the seat post, and a pin adapted l to he placed in the hole, as and for the PUP pose set forth.

In a device of the character described, 1 the combination with a frame of a farming machine, of a casing hnffiig an opening in the top and hole in the side, a seat post i adapted to pass through said opening, the lower end being secured to the trance, :1. seat I fastened on the opposite end of said seat post, a member attached to the gears of the machine, a hell crank lever pivoted to the rear portion of the casing, a rod, one end of g Which is attached to the member, the opposite end to the bell crank lever, a second red one end of which is attached to the seat post, 1 the opposite end to the bell crank lever, and 2 111g in the top and a hole in the side thereof,

a seat post having a seat secured thereto, the lower end oi the seat post being secured to the frame, a member attached to the gears oi the machinery, a bell crank lever pivoted said to the casing, means for connecting hell or hk lever with the ineinner attacheC to the gears, and means for connecting the hell crank lever with he seat post, as specified. in testimony whereot, I have hereunto iLli'iXQd my signature in. the presence of two suhscrihing' Witnesses.

WILLIAM N. PARK. TJitnesses FRANK H. Fishers, LENA BARBER. 

